A good morning to reflect on college football

[Plazus]

I personally despise Art Briles and would like to see the NCAA whack him with a show-cause penalty. While he is a great coach with regards to Xs and Os and playcalling, he does bring a bad reputation of running a corrupt program. Just look at the disaster that happened with Baylor over the offseason. Also his defenses sucked when they played against a competent, physical offense.

[Biggamer]

Natcigg there is no question we got a tough road ahead and to top it off we are the youngest team in college football and that is scary considering how they have played so far. The silver bullet Defense is looking mighty dang good 7 interceptions in the first 3 games.

[Hajo]

Natcigg there is no question we got a tough road ahead and to top it off we are the youngest team in college football and that is scary considering how they have played so far. The silver bullet Defense is looking mighty dang good 7 interceptions in the first 3 games.

Also watching an Urban Meyer interview he stated this "this is the fastest team I have ever coached."  That is saying a lot considering the teams he has coached.

The Buckeyes are young and I do hope they improve.  Paul Finebaum said this about the young buckeyes "if they continue to improve at this pace, they will be downright scary."

We shall see.  They played pretty well in Camp Randall the last time they were there against a vaunted Wisconsin defense and with a third string QB.  We shall see.

Wisconsin had an All-American running back at the time and he barely made the line of scrimmage.  Anything we say at this time is pure conjecture.

[Brooke]

OK, LSU should get Herman, and Houston can then get Les Miles.

[Nathan60]

Can lSU even afford to buy out Miles and get Herman? I'm just gonna though out PJ Fleck as a young up and comer who may get a interview, maybe.

[-ammo-]

Can lSU even afford to buy out Miles and get Herman? I'm just gonna though out PJ Fleck as a young up and comer who may get a interview, maybe.

Yea, they can do that.  The LSU program doesn't have a bottomless pit of resources, but it is wealthy.  You can be assured they would not have let Les Miles go if otherwise.


For that matter, I have it from a good source the LSU AD has attempted to contact Nick Saban!  Imagine what that would cost to pry him away from Alabama.

[Hajo]

At Sabans age  close to retirement, I can't see him going to LSU after working so hard to build the Bama program.

[-ammo-]

At Sabans age  close to retirement, I can't see him going to LSU after working so hard to build the Bama program.

You are right, but you can't blame them for throwing it out there.

[Plazus]

Saban does like to hire ex-head coaches on his assistant coaching staff. I can see it being perfectly reasonable for him to hire Les Miles on his staff to coach for a year or two as an assistant or coordinator.

[Hajo]

Saban does like to hire ex-head coaches on his assistant coaching staff. I can see it being perfectly reasonable for him to hire Les Miles on his staff to coach for a year or two as an assistant or coordinator.

If Nick hires Les it won't be to make him their offensive coordinator for sure.

[-ammo-]

If Nick hires Les it won't be to make him their offensive coordinator for sure.

Les is a great recruiter though...  Imagine how well he would do for a Bama program that already recruits extremely well.

[Plazus]

Seriously, though. What does that tell up and coming head coaches about the college football landscape? The Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechlers, and Frank Beamers of the world are a thing of the past. It's all National Championship or bust these days.

[-ammo-]

What happened to Miles at LSU is not indicative of the entire college football landscape.  Anyone that has watched LSU football over the years knows Les is not always a good game coach.  He has notoriously micromanaged his OC on play calling; he has made many clock management mistakes; and failed to adjust to other team's as the game flowed.

LSU's roster is full of top talent and their win% shows that.  But when you don't close the deal against good programs with all that talent, this indicates there is a coaching problem. 

Les's players love him.  He is a good man that truly cares about the players and students.  He is super nice to them, encouraging to them when they make mistakes, and that is too a fault.  Sometimes, a buttocks chewing is in order.  Les isn't built that way.

[Ripsnort]

HUSKIES!
Wow, what a rout! Wife had tickets at a good price since she is alumni.

After months of hype surrounding a possible breakout performance for Washington (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12), the 10th-ranked Huskies showed they were ready for their return to the national stage.

And they did it emphatically, handing No. 7 Stanford (3-1, 2-1) its worst loss since a 41-3 setback against Arizona State in 2007.

[NatCigg]

Also watching an Urban Meyer interview he stated this "this is the fastest team I have ever coached."  That is saying a lot considering the teams he has coached.

The Buckeyes are young and I do hope they improve.  Paul Finebaum said this about the young buckeyes "if they continue to improve at this pace, they will be downright scary."

We shall see.  They played pretty well in Camp Randall the last time they were there against a vaunted Wisconsin defense and with a third string QB.  We shall see.

Wisconsin had an All-American running back at the time and he barely made the line of scrimmage.  Anything we say at this time is pure conjecture.

The vet qb is worth gold. Wrs look good. U know the o line can push.  Yes, I see real speed in the backfield.  All that spells points.